IPUMS-I: descr: BPLZA

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BPLZA

Province of birth, South Africa

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BPLZA indicates the province in South Africa in which the person was born.

BPLZA is harmonized by name, and does not take into account boundary changes across time.

The 2007 and 2011 sample universes exclude persons residing in collective dwellings.

For the country of birth of foreign-born persons, see BPLCOUNTRY.

South Africa 2001: All persons
South Africa 2007: Persons in private households
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households and transient and tourist hotels
South Africa 2016: All persons